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    Dec 12, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  1. Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

    WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining...

    Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Immigration, Social Issues, Elections

  2. Oct 1, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  3. Huge tax increase looms at year-end 'fiscal cliff'

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A typical middle-income family making $40,000 to $64,000 a year could see its taxes go up by $2,000 next year if lawmakers fail to renew a lengthy roster of tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, according to a new report...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama

  4. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  5. Outside money fills airwaves in tight Senate races

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Campaign cash from outside political groups is flooding into conservative states with close Senate races like Indiana, Arizona and Montana, where residents are more accustomed to local news promos between football games than...

    Tags: CSI (tv program), Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Political Fundraising, Politics

  6. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV
  7. Judge: Indiana can't collect on IBM welfare lawsuit

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Wednesday spurned Indiana's efforts to recoup roughly $170 million from IBM Corp. over its failed effort to overhaul the state's welfare system as part of a broader privatization push that was an early hallmark of...

    Tags: IBM, Health Insurance, Finance, Justice System, Politics

  8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  9. More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says

    Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis.
    Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis. During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64...

    Tags: Poverty, Authors, Conservation, New York City, Calumet Heights

  10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore

    More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades.
    More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades. Suburban poverty in the Baltimore area grew 58 percent between 2000 and...

    Tags: Dundalk, Poverty, Conservation, Walmart, Politics

  12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  13. More poor people now live in U.S. suburbs than cities -study

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in U.S. suburbs surpassed the number of poor in cities over the past decade, driven by strong growth in overall suburban populations, according to an analysis released on Monday. The...

    Tags: Poverty, Social Issues

  14. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows

    Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis.
    Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...

    Tags: Poverty, Conservation, Chicago Tribune, South Holland, Business Institutions

  16. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  17. More poor now live in U.S. suburbs than cities

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in U.S. suburbs surpassed the number of poor in cities over the past decade, driven by strong growth in overall suburban populations, according to an analysis released on Monday.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in U.S. suburbs surpassed the number of poor in cities over the past decade, driven by strong growth in overall suburban populations, according to an analysis released on Monday. The change is...

    Tags: Poverty, Social Issues

  18. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  19. Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable

    The Hartford Courant
    Metro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates of the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties,...

    Tags: Poverty, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Sociology

  20. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  21. China trying to manage exposure of corruption online

    Reuters
    By Terril Yue Jones BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses. But while the government tolerates such anti-corruption...

    Tags: Wen Jiabao, China, Computer Networking and Internet, Corruption, Political Corruption

  22. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Major Warner Center office park sold to tenant for $80 million

    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential community.
    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...

    Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Realty

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